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Ministry of Finance
DGGI books 3 firms for Tax evasion of more than Rs 600 Crore
A case was booked against M/s. Fortune Graphics Limited, M/s. Reema Polychem Pvt. Ltd. & M/s. Ganpati Enterprises, who were found involved in issuance of invoices without any actual supply of goods. The case was detected and developed by the officers on further data analytics out of a case booked against one of the exporters, M/s Anannya Exim, covered in the all India joint operation launched by DGGI-DRI in September 2019, against various exporters for fraudulently claiming IGST refund on the strength of ineligible ITC. During the investigations conducted by the DGGI Hqrs, it has emerged that the aforesaid three Companies/Firms namely M/s. Reema Polychem Pvt. Ltd., M/s. Fortune Graphics Limited and M/s. Ganpati Enterprises have issued invoices worth more than Rs. 4,100 Crore wherein tax amount of more than Rs. 600 Crore has been fraudulently passed on as ITC credit to different entities.
In this regard, three persons have been arrested for committing offences under GST Act. Two of them, who were on the run and were continuously avoiding presence in DGGI Headquarters, are directors/proprietor of M/s Fortune Graphics Limited, M/s Reema Polychem Pvt Ltd and M/s Ganpati Enterprises. The third person is the director of M/s AB Players Exports Pvt Ltd and controller of various other export firms/ companies who has claimed IGST refunds on the strength of fake invoices issued by these firms.
All the three persons have been arrested by DGGI  for committing offences under the provisions of Sections 132 and 132 of the CGST Act, 2017 and remanded for judicial custody by the Magistrate.
Further investigations in the matter are in progress.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles loss of lives due to train accident in Odisha
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the loss of lives due to train accident in Odisha.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Distressed by the train accident in Odisha. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon. Spoke to Railway Minister @AshwiniVaishnaw and took stock of the situation. Rescue ops are underway at the site of the mishap and all possible assistance is being given to those affected."
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Department of Consumer Affairs to organize “Consumer Empowerment Week” from 14th to 20th March 2022 to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
Rural outreach programmes in 75 villages to create consumer awareness
World Consumer Rights Day to be celebrated on 15th March 2022
The theme of World Consumer Rights Day 2022 is “Fair Digital Finance”
Department of Consumer Affairs is organizing “Consumer Empowerment Week” from 14th to 20th March 2022 to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of progressive India and the glorious history of its people, culture and achievements as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. The celebrations coincide with World Consumer Rights Day, which falls on 15th March. Department of Consumer Affairs will organize several activities at various places in the country.
On the opening day of the celebration, field units of organizations under the Department i.e., Bureau of Indian Standards , Indian Institute of Legal Metrology  Ranchi, National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India Limited , National Test House  and Regional Reference Standards Laboratories  will conduct rural outreach programmes in 75 villages. The outreach programmes will create awareness about various initiatives of interest to the local populace like National Consumer Helpline , features of Consumer Protection Act 2019, BIS standards, details to be seen on pre-packaged commodities, Use of ISI marked pressure cookers and helmets, purchase of hallmarked gold jewellery and use of proper weights and measures.
On 15th March 2022, the Department will celebrate World Consumer Rights Day. The main event is being organized in New Delhi and the theme this year is “Fair Digital Finance”. The event will be inaugurated by Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Textiles, and Commerce & Industry. Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Mr Justice R K Agarwal, President of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission , Shri Nandan Nilekani, Non-Executive Chairman of Infosys, and other dignitaries are expected to grace the occasion. Dedicated sessions have been earmarked to discuss issues facing consumers. The Department is also launching a virtual exhibition on 75 years of scientific and organisational journey of BIS, RRSL and The National Test House .
A virtual conference on e-commerce will be organized on 16-17, March, 022. A quiz will be organized in collaboration with MyGov which is open to all participants and certificates will be given to all participants and the best entries will win prizes. In addition, many other activities from 14-20, March 2022 have been planned by BIS, NTH and RRSL.to commemorate Consumer Empowerment Week during the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Ministry of Defence
IMPORT IN DEFENCE SECTOR
Capital procurement of defence equipment are undertaken from various domestic as well as foreign vendors, based on threat perception, operational challenges and technological changes so as to keep the Armed Forces in a state of readiness and to meet the entire spectrum of security challenges.
Defence Procurement Procedure  and Defence Acquisition Procedure  with a focus on ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make in India’ introduced major policy initiatives for boosting indigenous defence capability and reduction of reliance on imports. Further, DAP-2020 provides the highest preference to ‘Buy Indian ’ category of acquisition and ‘Buy Global’ is only permitted in exceptional situations with specific approval of Defence Acquisition Council /Raksha Mantri.
To achieve self-reliance in defence sector and to provide impetus to design, development and manufacture of defence equipment/platforms in India, the following initiatives/policies have been taken/made by the Government:
- A new category of ‘Buy ’ has been introduced to enable ab-initio indigenisation of spares. This category encourages Foreign OEMs to set up ‘Manufacturing/maintenance entities’ through its subsidiary in India.
- The Government has introduced Make III categories with the objective of self-reliance through import substitution.
- Notification of the ‘Positive Indigenisation lists” of weapons/platforms banned for import to be indigenously manufactured.
- Reservation of Cases with AoN cost ≤100 Crs, extendable to Cases of AoN cost ≤ 150 Crs if annual cash flow based on deliveries is below Rs. 100 Crs for MSMEs.
- Simplification of Industrial licensing process with longer validity period.
- Launch of innovations for Defence Excellence  scheme involving start-up & Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises .
- Reforms in Offset policy with thrust on attracting investment and transfer of Technology of Defence manufacturing by assigning higher multipliers.
- Launch of indigenisation portal namely SRIJAN to facilitate indigenisation by Indian Industry including MSMEs.
- Establishment of two Defence Industrial Corridors, one each in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
- Opening up of Defence Research & Development  for industry, start-ups and academia with 25 percent of defence R&D budget earmarked to promote development of defence technology in the country.
- Progressive increase in allocation of Defence Budget of military modernisation for procurement from domestic sources.
- In line with Government of India’s initiative of Aatmanirbhar Bharat, MoD has earmarked funds amounting to Rs. 84,598 Cr  for the domestic capital procurement in 2022-23.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt in a written reply to Shrimati Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Railways
RESUMPTION OF PASSENGER SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN SEALDAH & LALGOLA
Kolkata, November 5, 2021
To facilitate the passengers of Sealdah – Lalgola section, 03191 Sealdah – Lalgola and 03190 Lalgola – Sealdah Passenger Specials will be resumed from November 7, 2021.
03191 Sealdah – Lalgola Passenger Special will leave Sealdah at 11:30 pm at night daily to reach Lalgola at 04:55 am on the next day and 03190 Lalgola – Sealdah Passenger Special will leave Lalgola at 09:15 am daily to reach Sealdah at 3:10 pm on the same day.
The Eastern Railway authority has requested passengers to maintain appropriate COVID-19 behaviour while entering railway premises and during journey into the train.
Prime Minister's Office
PM expresses happiness as Jammu and Kashmir records progressive development in Tourism sector
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed happiness after the Jammu and Kashmir records progressive development in Tourism sector.
Quoting a tweet of Information & PR, J&K, the Prime Minister tweeted;
"Wonderful news! Compliments to the people of Jammu and Kashmir for their warmth and hospitality."
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets people of Meghalaya on their Statehood Day
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people of Meghalaya on their Statehood Day.
“I will always cherish the affection of the people of Meghalaya. The state’s natural beauty is enchanting. I pray for good health and wellbeing of the people of Meghalaya”, the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Finance
IFSCA introduces Framework for Regulatory Sandboxto tap into innovative FinTech solutions
The International Financial Services Centres Authority , with an objective to develop a world class FinTech hub at the IFSC located at GIFT City in Gandhinagar , endeavours to encourage the promotion of financial technologies  initiatives in financial products and financial services across the spectrum of banking, insurance, securities and fund management.
As a step towards attaining this vision, IFSCA has introduced a framework for “Regulatory Sandbox”. Under this Sandbox framework, entities operating in the capital market, banking, insurance and financial services space shall be granted certain facilities and flexibilities to experiment with innovative FinTech solutions in a live environment with a limited set of real customers for a limited time frame. These features shall be fortified with necessary safeguards for investor protection and risk mitigation. The Regulatory Sandbox shall operate within the IFSC located at GIFT City.
All entities  operating in the capital market, banking, insurance and pension sectors as well as individuals and startups from India and FATF compliant jurisdictions, shall be eligible for participation in the Regulatory Sandbox. Entities desirous of participating in the sandbox to showcase their innovative FinTech solutions, concepts and business models shall apply to IFSCA.
IFSCA shall assess the applications and extend suitable regulatory relaxations to commence limited purpose testing in the Sandbox. The details on the eligibility criteria, the application and approval process and other operational aspects of the Sandbox have been provided in the circular.
As an additional steps towards creating an innovation-centric ecosystem in the IFSC, IFSCA has proposed the creation of an “Innovation Sandbox”, which will be a testing environment where FinTech firms can test their solutions in isolation from the live market, based on market related data made available by the Market Infrastructure Institutions  operating in the IFSC. The Innovation Sandbox will be managed and facilitated by the MIIs operating within the IFSC.
Further details on the framework for Regulatory Sandbox are available on the IFSCA website at the URL: https://ifsca.gov.in/Circular
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Recruitment Advertisement of Staff Selection Commission
-Kolkata, 05 September, 2018
The Staff Selection Commission has published its Advertisement Notice No “Phase-VI/2018/Selection Posts” for recruitment against various selection posts in Central Government Ministries and Departments on September 5, 2018 with closing date as September 30, 2018 on the website of its headquarters and all regional and sub-regional offices. Under this advertisement, the Eastern Regional Office of the Commission advertises 20 categories of Posts comprising 258 vacancies. The advertisement is available on the website of the SSC www.sscer.org and will remain effective till 30 September, 2018. Online applications are being invited through www.ssconline.nic.in from all the eligible candidates on and from September 5, 2018 to September 30, 2018 . No other mode of submission of application is acceptable. The detailed information/instructions/guidelines for filing application/Scheme of Examination, etc. are provided in the Advertisement Notice.
Prime Minister's Office
PM pays tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ji on his death anniversary.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ji on his death anniversary."
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways to observe a month long Intensive Safety Drive
A month long Intensive Safety Drive has been launched by Indian Railways starting from today to prevent derailments, Signal Passing at Danger  and other types of accidents. Senior officers from Railway Board, Zonal Railways and Divisions have been instructed to go to various sections, lobbies, maintenance centers, work sites, etc. and carry out thorough review of working practices to check and enforce safe operational and maintenance practices prescribed to prevent accidents/unusual incidents. Emphasis has been given on observance of signaling aspects and braking practices by Assistant Loco Pilots/ Loco Pilots; Observance of Speed Restrictions; Counselling of operators of Track Machines/Tower Wagons; Work Site protection; prevention of short-cuts etc. Officers have been instructed to spend sufficient time in the Section/Lobby/Maintenance Center/ worksite to observe the operational/ maintenance/ working practices, and interact with staff on the right and wrong practices to understand the problems being faced by field staff and provide solutions.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Tea Board to Set up Electronic Auction Platform for Jorhat
Kolkata, July 8, 2019
Tea Board is on the way of going to start an innovative e-market place for setting up of an electronic auction platform for Jorhat to cater to the Assam tea cluster. For this, it has awarded contract to M/s mjunction Services Limited for setting up of this electronic auction platform. This particular e-commerce company is developing an innovative e-market place with associated services like central warehousing, logistics for Tea Board. This information was given by Dy Chairman of Tea Board Shri Arun Kumar Ray in a press conference at Tea Board today. He said, the proposed e-marketplace model is expected to bring on board secondary and tertiary buyers from all over the country, giving them access to the fresh tea, easy to use automated e-catalogue and faster movement of produce resulting in increase of unit price of tea. The organic small growers producing special tea in the North East will be benefitted by this separate platform.
In another move, Shri Ray said, Tea Board has proposed to allow export of un-denatured tea waste to other countries for using the same as raw material in manufacturing of instant tea, caffeine production etc. The proposal is at an advanced stage of consideration and is expected to generate revenue for the country along with reduction of poor quality tea in the market.
Shri Ray stated that production from the small grower sector has gone up more than 50 per cent in the month of June, this year, though, overall production from the small grower sector remains at 48 per cent. According to him, between January to May, 2019, tea export from India to Iran, Russia, UAE, Egypt and China have increased a lot. Out of total produce of 110 milionkgs of Orthodox tea, 90 million kgs have been exported directly; while another 10 to 15 million kgs have been exported in the blended form. The top 10 buyer countries included Iran, Russia, UAE, Germany, UK, USA, Poland, Taiwan, Tunisia and Iran .
At the end, Shri Ray pointed out that price at north Indian auction gained by Rs 6.40 per kg while South India gained Rs 9.97 per kg during January to June, 2019 as compared to corresponding period of last year.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
KVIC distributes 50 leather kits, 350 bee-boxes on world Tribal day in Rajasthan
Khadi and Village Industry Commission  distributed as many as 50 leather kits and 350 Bee-Boxes with live bee colonies in tribal-dominated village in Sirohi district of Rajasthan, one of the aspirational districts in India identified by the NITI Aayog, on World Tribal Day today.
While addressing the villagers, KVIC Chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena said that programmes like Leather Mission, Kumhar Sashaktikaran Mission and Honey Mission are the reflection of KVIC`s commitment to uplift the lives of marginalised communities in society.
He said that KVIC is launching a new programme ‘Leather Mission’ on World Tribal Day from the tribal-dominated village of Chandala. Under this new programme, KVIC will give Leather Kits to the leather artisans across the nation. It will not only increase their incomes manifold but will also inspire the traditional leather artisans who had migrated to other jobs from their traditional skill to adopt this vocation again,.”
350 Bee-Boxes were distributed at the function. Honey Mission has proved as a game-changer in the lives of tribals, farmers, SC/STs and unemployed youths. So far, KVIC has distributed over 1.15 lakh Bee-Boxes across the nation among the marginalised community, which has provided jobs to over 11,500 people. It has not only increased the income of the bee-keeping farmers, but has also increased the yield of the crops by up to 30 percent due to cross-pollination of the honey-bees.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles passing away of former Prime Minister of Japan Yasuhiro Nakasone
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has condoled the passing away of eminent statesman and former Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Yasuhiro Nakasone.
“Condolences on the demise of eminent statesman and former Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Yasuhiro Nakasone. We will always remember his pathbreaking visit to India, which was the first by a Japanese PM after a gap of 23 years.
Mr. Yasuhiro Nakasone’s contribution to the enrichment of our bilateral relations is valuable. He will be remembered as an architect of the contemporary India Japan friendship”, the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
India's Active Caseload declines to 7,29,243
India reports less than 60,000 daily cases after 81 days; 58,419 new cases in last 24 hours
2,87,66,009 Total Recoveries across the country so far
87,619 patients recovered during last 24 hours
Daily recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for the 38th consecutive day
Recovery Rate increases to 96.27%
Weekly Positivity Rate remains below 5%, currently at 3.43%
Daily positivity rate at 3.22%, less than 5% for 13 consecutive days
Testing capacity substantially ramped up – 39.10 cr tests total conducted
27.66 Cr. Vaccine Doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
Ministry of Development of North-East Region
Traditional institutions
Government of Meghalaya has already notified several sacred forests as Community Reserves under Wildlife  Act, 1972
Institutions such as traditional village durbars in Meghalaya play a vital role in Meghalaya’s society and economy, inter alia environmental conservation and raising awareness about sustainable practices. The traditions such as conservation of sacred groves, prevention of over-exploitation of natural resources such as forests; managing springs and other water sources wisely, customary law discouraging hunting of wild animals, are helpful in protecting ecology.
Government of Meghalaya has already notified several sacred forests as Community Reserves under Wildlife  Act, 1972. Also, the Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats and the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority  of the Government have brought development to the communities by providing them alternative livelihood opportunities.
Local communities and traditional institutions in Meghalaya are already involved in developmental planning, providing support to Village Employment Councils, identification of beneficiaries of various government programmes, making available community land for construction projects, Management of Community Reserves, etc. for development of tribal regions in the State.
This information was given by Union Minister for Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region Shri G. Kishan Reddy in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
India's Active Caseload declines to 10,26,159
Active Cases decrease by 54,531 in last 24 hours
India reports 80,834 new cases in last 24 hours; lowest after 71 days
2,80,43,446 total Recoveries across the country so far
1,32,062 patients recovered during last 24 hours
Recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for the 31st consecutive day
Recovery Rate increases to 95.26%
Weekly Positivity Rate drops to less than 5%, currently at 4.74%
Daily positivity rate at 4.25%, less than 10% for 20 consecutive days
Testing capacity substantially ramped up – 37.81 cr tests total conducted
25.31 Cr. Vaccine Doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
Ministry of Defence
Indian Army clarification on status of facility at GH, Leh
There have been malicious and unsubstantiated accusations in some quarters regarding the status of the facility visited by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi during his visit to the General Hospital at Leh on July 03, 2020.
It is unfortunate that aspersions are being cast on how our brave Armed Forces are treated. The Armed Forces give the best possible treatment to their personnel.
It is clarified that the said facility is part of the Crisis Expansion capacity of 100 beds and is very much part of the General Hospital complex.
The COVID-19 protocol had necessitated some wards of the General Hospital to be converted into isolation facilities. Hence, this hall which otherwise was normally used as a Training Audio Video Hall was converted into a ward ever since the hospital was also designated as COVID treatment hospital.
The injured braves have been kept there since their arrival from Galwan to ensure quarantine from COVID areas. The Chief of Army Staff General M M Naravane and the Army Commander have also visited the injured braves in the same location.